Lawsuits fly when a widow believes a gifted surgeon allowed her husband to die so his heart could be transplanted into the doctor's ailing mentor and friend. Operation Heartbeat was the pilot movie for the TV series Medical Center.
Unfortunately the movie Operation Heartbeat is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Production | Frank Glicksman | Producer |
| Art | Marvin Summerfield | Art Direction |
| Camera | Joseph LaShelle | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Al C. Ward | Writer |
| Editing | Henry Batista | Editor |
| Art | George W. Davis | Art Direction |
| Directing | Boris Sagal | Director |
| Sound | Lalo Schifrin | Music |
| Sound | George Romanis | Music |
